Prevalence of diabetes mellitus as obtained by nationwide screening in urban areas of Bangladesh

Authors

  • M Mostafa Zaman Noncommunicable Disease Unit, World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Omar Ali Sarkar Noncommunicable Disease Control Unit, Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • Mohammed Moniruzzaman Noncommunicable Disease Unit, World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Mokhlesur Rahman Bureau of Health Education, Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2020.244

Keywords:

prevalence, type 2 diabetes mellitus, diabetes screening, early detection

References

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Islam JY, Zaman MM, Bhuiyan MR, Haq SA, Ahmed S, Al-Qadir AZ. Prevalence and determinants of hyperglycaemia among adults in Bangladesh: results from a population-based national survey. BMJ open. 2019;9(7):e029674.

Engelgau MM, Narayan KM, Herman WH. Screening for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2000;23(10):1563.

Rahman MS, Akter S, Abe SK, et al. Awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes in Bangladesh: a nationwide population-based study. PloS one. 2015;10(2):e0118365.

Al-Baghli NA, Al-Ghamdi AJ, Al-Turki KA, Al Elq AH, El-Zubaier AG, Bahnassy A. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose levels in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: results of a screening campaign. Singapore medical journal. 2010;51(12):923-30.

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2020-06-05

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2020): June 2020

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